Cracking new paper from the Bristol #Palaeobiology#mammals#Triassic#cynodonts#Palaeontology#Science#EvolutionaryBiologywww.nature.com/articles/s41...

Brazilian fossils reveal homoplasy in the oldest mammalian jaw joint - Nature

The dentary–squamosal contact, traditionally considered to be a typical mammalian feature, evolved more than once and is more evolutionary labile than previously considered.

“‘Plants are not just stationary objects,’ says Burch, of the State University of New York at Oswego. ‘They engage in communication, competition and now active reproductive sabotage of other plants.’” 🌱 #scicomm#evolutionarybiologywww.sciencenews.org/article/proj... 🧪

Projectile pollen helps this flower edge out reproductive competition

With explosive bursts of pollen, male Hypenea macrantha flowers knock some competitors’ deposits off hummingbird beaks before the birds reach females.

I also presented some of my latest work on what was happening with terrestrial carnivores through this time 🦖🐊 - hopefully available for everyone to read soon 🤞 All this work follows in Mike’s footsteps, building on his research and academic contributions to #paleontology#EvolutionaryBiology

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #Evolutionarybiologyhttps://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.458

Hope everyone is wide awake for this morning's sessions. First were hearing from @steve_ramm about what #evolutionarybiology#fertility#ECA2024

This genome opens doors to understanding subterranean adaptation and sheds light on the fascinating phenotypic diversity and chromosomal variation of this enigmatic rodent species. doi.org/10.1093/jher...#Genomics#EvolutionaryBiology#RodentResearch

De novo genome assembly of a Geomyid rodent, Botta’s pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae bottae)

Abstract. Botta’s pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a common and widespread subterranean rodent of the North American west. The species has been of long i

This work sheds light on the breakdown of self-incompatibility and its implications for evolutionary potential. 🌱 Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/jher...#PlantScience#Genomics#EvolutionaryBiology

Genomic implications of the repeated shift to self-fertilization across a species’ geographic distribution

Abstract. The ability to self-fertilize often varies among closely related hermaphroditic plant species, though, variation can also exist within species. I

📚 Kevin Lala on how philosophical collaborations shaped his upcoming book 'Evolution Evolving', the story behind it and the future of evolutionary biology🧬 dialecticalsystems.eu/contribution...#EvolutionEvolving#PhilosophyInScience#EvolutionaryBiology#BiologyAndPhilosophy

Philosophy in ‘Evolution Evolving’ - Dialectical Systems

No field showcases the virtues of philosophy of biology more effectively than evolutionary science (although I recently learned from Gregory Rupik, 2024, that this observation is not necessarily a vir...

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #evolutionarybiologyhttps://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.439

Enhanced metabolic entanglement emerges during the evolution of an interkingdom microbial community #MicrobialEcology#EvolutionaryBiology#ExperimentalEvolution#sciencewww.nature.com/articles/s41...

Enhanced metabolic entanglement emerges during the evolution of an interkingdom microbial community - Nature Communications

Here, the authors investigate the mechanisms behind mutualism with an engineered microbial community, finding that repeated indirect selection for enhanced metabolic dependencies may be a common facto...